Re: 1:55 Minute Show???

On Oct 24, 11:56 am, FerretBill <Wink...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:46:12 -0700, Evolution <myn...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
FerretBill wrote:
On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:18:11 -0700, Evolution <myn...@xxxxxxx> wrote:

This is a silly argument. There is no should or shouldn't have an
opening band... there is only what the artist gives you for the money.
Some may find it inadequate, and others worth it. To some, an opening
band would add to the value; to others, it means a longer wait standing
in the pit for who you came to see. So ultimately, the only issue which
matters is, if Bruce's show as is, is worth $100 to you.

Laurie

Or the $25 I paid for a lower to Cleveland, or the $30 we paid for a
lower to the second Philadelphia show.......Those were worth it, no
opening act notwithstanding.

Well, obviously, if tix are available readily at that price, $100 is too
much for Bruce to charge. The secondary market is important. He may
have sold out, but next tour, the scalpers will have learned their lesson.

No they won't, they will still buy them. Look at LA and how easy cheap
tickets are now. Only place so far that has been tough is the Garden.
It was tougher than I thought it would be. DC is still tough to find
reasonable prices, but it won't be in 2 weeks I bet. My brother in law
wants 2-4 tickets and I keep telling him he would be an idiot to buy
400s for DC right now for face. Our policy has been only to buy GA at
the on sale for these shows. Except for Philly which we bought uppers
but sold them for face and am glad we got rid of them a couple weeks
before the shows.

I bought my tickets through tickets.com. 87.00 all taxes and fees in.
Well below face value of the tix (they were 95.00 for the section I
was in). A bargain considering that after seeing the first show I
would have easily paid double that for Chicago 2nd night had I been
able to go.
I've used the secondary market almost exclusively since I relocated
here for work - the prices are not too bad and I get decent seats
without stressing over if the show is going to sell out or not. I've
seen The Police twice, Velvet Revolver, RUSH (though I bought these at
the venue) and Springsteen. Making up for my almost 5 years of not
seeing any shows ;)

Granted, Bruce's tix were upper deck but still decent - the show was
so intense that I'm not sure I could've stood being that close to the
band :)

Mog

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